Patina · Building English

Find the Parts — Right Now

Present continuous: am / is / are + the -ing verb. Every sentence is about a job or a goal. Tap the part in each sentence. Green ✓ = you found it. On paper, circle it. Same sentences, different job each time.

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For the teacher · In class

project one sentence and ask "Which word is the helping verb? Say it." The class calls it out; you tap it.  ·  Indigo = subject · Red = helping verb · Green = -ing verb · Amber = time word

Unit 3 teacher's key (PDF)

Part 1 · What the words mean

Subject

who is doing it

Helping Verb

am, is, are — it comes before the -ing verb

-ing Verb

the action happening right now

Time Words

when it happens — now, today, this week

Part 2 · Find it in the sentence

Where is the SUBJECT? ★

who is doing it — a name, I, we, she, they
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Where is the HELPING verb? ★

it comes before the -ing verb
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Where is the -ING verb? ★★

the action happening now — it ends in -ing
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Where is the TIME word? ★★

when? — now, today, this week, this year
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Where is the WHOLE verb? Find 2 words. ★★★

the helping verb + the -ing verb — tap both words
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For the teacher · Answer key

1 Subject: I · Maria · We · They    2 Helping verb: am · is · are · is    3 -ING verb: applying · writing · getting · saving    4 Time word: now · this week · this year · today    5 Whole verb: am filling out · are studying · is getting · are saving